An older photo of Twinkie inventor Jimmy Dewar, second from left, sitting with his grandchildren, from left, Darcy Dewar Lynch, Karen (Dewar) Mitchell and Dave Dewar.

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The joke is that they could survive a nuclear winter. But after an 82-year run, it looks like bankruptcy may finally kill the Twinkie, the cream-filled fluff of nostalgia that Americans both treasure and trash.

When news hit that Hostess Brands, the struggling Texas-based parent company that also makes Wonder Bread, decided to close shop after union workers refused to take a pay cut, there was a huge run on the snack food.

David Dewar's wife bought the last seven boxes at the Geneseo Wegmans Friday morning. The Dewars of Geneseo are mourning the end of Twinkies in a very personal way, as their ...